Located across the street from the existing Hilton, the tower introduces an additional 463 rooms and 53,000 square feet of meeting space to support the growing demand for the Greater Columbus Convention Center and is a contemporary counterpoint to the existing Hilton. The effort creates Columbus' first 1,000 key hotel, a critical metric for attracting the world's largest conventions to the Central Ohio region. 

Its urban location, limited building footprint, weight on a railroad bridge, and multiple points to join the buildings together all present nuanced constraints to the project.

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The building offers a vibrant and signature destination for visitors and residents of Central Ohio, including a two-story restaurant, a rooftop bar, and a lounge on the building’s top floor.

The exterior facade design is proposed as a composition of floor-to-floor curtain wall and architectural precast concrete. The proposed expansion has been designed to relate to and complement the existing building as a contemporary counterpart, while also reacting to the Convention Center’s unique and iconic form. 

The team's goal is that the expanded Columbus Hilton Downtown reads and functions as one property, which captures the region's vision for an energetic signature destination for both locals and visitors to Columbus. 

This highly collaborative project has involved over 30 design consultants and multiple city regulatory processes, including reviews with the Downtown Commission.

The Hilton Columbus Downtown expansion project is in collaboration with Cooper Carry and Jeffery Beers.